Taj Mahal

Agra, the city of Taj is in the North Indian State of Uttar Pradesh and relishes its status of being the most famous Indian city. The city prides itself for having the world’s largest and most luxurious mausoleum, besides being among the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Taj Mahal represents India globally in a true sense and forms the most recognizable travel icon of India. The structure is the mausoleum of the Mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal, and reminds one and all about the eternal love her husband Shah Jahan showed by building it in her memory.

With more than two decades and the intense toiling of around 20,000 labours ultimately made Shah Jahan to cherish the structure in 1648 AD on the banks on the river Yamuna. The Taj Mahal is certainly one of the most impressive buildings of the world and catches the fancy of millions of domestic and international travellers for its architectural splendour and visual magnificence. It features among the world’s ancient as well as modern Seven Wonders.

Taj Mahal is truly a masterpiece and an architectural wonder of its kind. White marble has been used to make the dome, and the mausoleum is set against a splendid setting of the river Yamuna. The surrounding lends magic to the colours by their reflection and completely titivates the sight of the Taj. The colours keep altering at diverse hours of the day and for the period of diverse seasons as well. Similar to a gemstone, the Taj shines enormously in moonlight as soon as the semi-precious stones of the mausoleum grasp the radiance of the moon.

The Taj changes its themes frequently and delights travellers for being rose-pink in the morning, creamy white in the evening and golden as soon as the moon gleams. The monument gets to see the maximum influx of travellers as its stands for the eternal love that led to the creation of an architectural work of genius.

Reaching Taj Mahal

Reaching the Taj Mahal is made extremely easy by the availability of plethora of transportation facilities.

Air: Agra boasts of its own airport, so accessibility is possible.

Rail: Agra maintains a well laid railway tracks and connects to all the major cities of India.

Road: Agra maintains a fine link to all the major cities of Uttar Pradesh and can easily be reached from any part of India.

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